Rough with the Smooth

"Rough with the Smooth" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in September 1995 as the first single from her second solo album, Friendly Fire (1995). The song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Rough with the Smooth"
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album Friendly Fire
Released4 September 1995 (1995-09-04)[1]
Length5:58
LabelCooltempo
Songwriter(s)Ashley Beedle, Shara Nelson, Marc Woolford
Producer(s)Michael Peden
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"Inside Out" / "Down That Road"
(1994)		 "Rough with the Smooth"
(1995)		 "I Fell (So You Could Catch Me)"
(1996)
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Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Many so-called "dance divas" pretend they can sing; Shara is for real. Mixing her smooth vocals with the fairly rough backing, composition and arrangement are almost restyled Bacharach/David."[2]

Track listing
  • UK CD single (7243 8 82424 2 4)
  1. "Rough with the Smooth" (7-inch edit) – 3:51
  2. "Rough with the Smooth" (Street Level mix) – 4:48
  3. "Rough with the Smooth" (extended album mix) – 5:26
  4. "Rough with the Smooth" (Long Island Expressway mix) – 8:22
  5. "Rough with the Smooth" (Franktified dub) – 7:54
  6. "Rough with the Smooth" (Saturday Night at the Glasshouse mix) – 4:56

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Europe (European Dance Radio)[3] 21
Scotland (OCC)[4] 43
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 30

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 September 1995. p. 31.
  2. "New Releases: Singles - Single of the Week" (PDF). Music & Media. 7 October 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 October 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 10 September 1995 – 16 September 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


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